r/TrueCrimeDiscussion is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses frustrating, worst, crime, looking for a case, and time, and they frequently recommend/review true crime youtube channels, true crime podcasts, and true crime books.
Reddit's forum for discussion of all aspects of actual crimes, the victims and their legal processes. Unlike some subs, our community allows videos or links to kick off discussion.
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Popular Themes in r/TrueCrimeDiscussion
#1
Pain & Anger
: "A father of a 14 year old who killed 4 people in a US school just got 15 years. The kid got life without parole. Should this kind of justice be more widely adopted?"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Unsolved Puerto Rico Homicide: Tyler Wilkin (35) warned friends about "The Howler" before his death. Friends are now raising funds for a private investigator"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Just watched wonderland any other resources on John Holmes or Eddie Nash?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/TrueCrimeDiscussion
#1
Frustrating
21 posts
#2
Worst
10 posts
#3
Crime
8 posts
#4
Looking For A Case
7 posts
#5
Time
7 posts
#6
True Crime
6 posts
#7
Hate
6 posts
#8
Case
4 posts
#9
Sites
3 posts
#10
Letters
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/TrueCrimeDiscussion
True Crime Youtube Channels
227 reviews
#1
That Chapter
4.6★ from 17 reviews
#2
Explore With Us
4.2★ from 9 reviews
#3
Kendall Rae
4.8★ from 9 reviews
True Crime Podcasts
209 reviews
#1
Casefile
4.6★ from 8 reviews
#2
True Crime Garage
4.5★ from 8 reviews
#3
Last Podcast on the Left
4.6★ from 5 reviews
True Crime Books
56 reviews
#1
Ann Rule
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
John Douglas
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Not specified
5.0★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/TrueCrimeDiscussion
#1
Text
: "I saw Amanda Knox's One-Woman Stand-up-Comedy Show"
74 posts
#2
i.redd.it
: ""The Highway of Tears": between 1969 and 2006, dozens of young women vanished along a remote 450-mile British Columbia road, forced to hitchhike by a complete lack of public transport. To this day, it remains unknown if a single killer stalked the route, or if it was a hunting ground for many."
30 posts
#3
reddit.com
: "Model left with half her skull removed after alleged attack by millionaire boyfriend"
23 posts
#4
v.redd.it
: "Home surveillance footage shows restauranteur Matthew Mitchell speaking of his plans, 1 week before he murdered his wife and kids before turning the gun on himself: “I gotta kill everybody. I blew it. I blew it.”"
8 posts
#5
Warning: Child Abuse / CSAM / Child Death
: "16-year-old Kurdish-English girl Heshu Yones was stabbed 17 times by her father in October 2002 after enduring years of extreme violence for becoming "too British." Her murder marked the first time a case was legally recognized and prosecuted as an "honor killing" in the UK."
3 posts
#6
ibtimes.co.uk
: "Memphis Mother Charged With Murder Over Shooting Man Under Daughter's Bed, Teacher Later Says He Had Special Needs"
3 posts
#7
nbcnews.com
: "Teen girl kidnapped in Chicago is found alive in Virginia after being held captive for 4 years"
2 posts
#8
newyorkupstate.com
: "Before he killed his parents, Upstate NY man terrorized his girlfriend: ‘I felt like I was dying’"
2 posts
#9
Warning: Graphic Content / NSFW
: "Christa Pike is scheduled to be executed next month for the brutal and sadistic murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer (pictured below)."
1 post
#10
keranews.org
: "An ungodly tale in Godley, Texas: allegations of a prostitution ring, police corruption"
1 post
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Last updated: August 14, 2026